Wall tent



l. P. SMITH Nov. 24, 1931.

WALL TENT Filed March 14, 1931 Patented Nov. 24, 1931 UNITE SATES PATENT nsect:

ISIDORE 1. SMITH, F TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE HETTRICK MANUFACTURING {i COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO WALL 'rnn'r Application filed March 14, 1931. Serial No. 522,543.

This invention relates to tents, but more particularly to so-called wall tents, and an object is to provide a new and improved tent, the top wall of which may be swung outwardly to admit light and air to the interior, provision being made to keep out insects, etc. when the top is in outwardly extended position.

Further objects and advantages will hereinafter appear, and for purposes of illustration, but not of limitation, an embodiment of the invention is shown on the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a tent in which the top wall is extended outwardly and showing the foraminous material closing the space between the top wall and adjacent side walls;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of a portion of the tent showing the top wall outwardly extended; and

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the top wall closed or in normal position.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a wall tent of the usual type having sides and inclined top Wall 11, the front side having an open fiy 12. Guy ropes 13 leading from longitudinally extending jointure strips 14 to pegs 15 maintain the side walls taut, and upright poles 16 connected to a ridge pole 17 hold the tent up.

The inclined top wall 11 at one or both sides of the ridge pole 17 is free at the opposite sides 18 and end edge 19 to enable the latter to be extended outwardly from the adjacent side walls substantially as shown at Fig. 1. The top wall may be supported in this position by extensible poles 20 and guy ropes 21 to hold the top wall taut.

Closing the space between the top wall 11 and adjacent side walls when the top wall is extended outwardly as shown in Fig. 1, is flexible foraminous material 22, such as bobbinet, which is sewed to the side walls and the underside of the top wall. Preferably,

- able the material 22 to provide substantially'a continuation of the side walls, it is connected to the top wall at a distance from the end edge 19 as indicated in Fig. 2. This provides an outwardly projecting portion 23' of the 5' top wall 11 when the latter is swung upwardly to form in effect an awning beyond the side Walls of the tent. I

When it is desired to close the tent the poles 22 are collapsed and the guy ropes 21 released and, by cooperating snap fasteners 2% on the jointure strip 14 and endedge 19 and similar fasteners on side flaps 25 adjacent the side edge 18 of the top, the top wall may readily be fastened in normal position. When in this position the foraminous material 22, which is flexible in its-nature, assumes a folded position substantially as shown in Fig. 3 inside the tent. The space occupied by the material 22 when the top wall is in normal position, is not suilicient to become annoying.

The tent as above described isparticularly advantageous when the top wall is swung outwardly away from the adjacent side walls. Light and air are admitted to the inside of the tent, and the occupants of the tent are afforded a View of the surroundings, and intop wall being free to swing upwardly away from the adjacent side walls, flexible foraminous material connecting said top and adj acent side walls whereby when said top wall is swung upwardly said foraminous material closes the space between the top and side walls and when swung back into normal position said foraminous material folds inside the tent, and detachable means for holding said top wall in upwardly extended position and holding said foraminous material substantially taut.

2. A tent having a top and side walls, said top wall being free to swing upwardly away from the adjacent side walls, flexible foraminous material connecting said top and adjacent side walls whereby when said top wall is swung upwardly said foraminous material closes the space between the top and side walls and when swung back into normal position said foraminous material folds inside the tent, detachable means for fastening said top wall against the adjacent side walls, and detachable means for holding said top wall in upwardly extended position and holding said foraminous material substantially taut.

3. A tent having a top and side walls, said top wall being free to swing upwardly away from the adjacent side walls, flexible ioraminous material connecting said top and ad acent side walls whereby when said top wall is swnn upwardly said foraminous material closes the space between the top and side walls and when swung back into normal position said forainious material folds inside the tent, a connection between said foraminous material and the underside of said top wall spaced from the end edge thereof so that when said top wall is swung upwardly a portion thereof provides an awning, and detachable means for holding said top wall in upwardly extended position and holding said foraminous material substantially taut.

4. A tent having top and side walls, said top wall being free to swing upwardly away from th adjacent side walls, and flexible foraminous material connecting said top and adjacent side walls whereby when said top wall is swung upwardly said foraminous material closes the space between the top and side walls and when swung back into normal position said foramiuous material folds inside the tent.

A tent having top and side walls, said top wall being free to swing upwardly away from the adjacent side walls. flexible foraminous material connecting said top and adjacent side walls whereby when said top wall is swung upwardly said foraminous material closes the space between the top and side walls and when swung back into normal position said foraminous material folds inside the tent and a connection between said foraminous material and said top wall spaced from the end edge thereof so that when said top wall is swung upwardly a portion thereof provides an awning.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to tb q s ecification.

ISIDORE P. SMITH. 

